# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/herbert-kretzmer
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:26:25.152Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/herbert-kretzmer"
name: "Herbert Kretzmer"
slug: "herbert-kretzmer"
description: "Herbert Kretzmer was a South African-born British journalist and lyricist. He was best known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Misérables and for his collaboration with French singer and songwriter Charles Aznavour."
tagline: "English journalist and lyricist (1925-2020)"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1925-10-05"
deathDate: "2020-10-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.520131136300328
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0471014"
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    url:       "http://www.herbertkretzmer.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump